August 28, 2018 2:38pm EDTAugust 28, 2018 1:07pm EDTBaseball, MLB, English, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Jose BautistaThe veteran outfielder will be suiting up for his third NL East team this season.Jose Bautista(Getty Images)

Jose Bautista will get one more shot at the playoffs this season after all.

The Mets sent the veteran outfielder to the Phillies in exchange for cash or a player to be named, the teams announced Tuesday. Philadelphia had claimed Bautista off waivers and had until early Tuesday afternoon to work out a deal.

#Mets decided to move Bautista to the #Phillies in part because Bruce is back, Nimmo rejoining the team, so ABs were about to get tougher for Bautista

With the move, Bautista will play for a third different NL East team this season. After failing to land a job last winter following his departure from Toronto, Bautista signed with the Braves in April but was released after hitting .143 in 12 games.

He has been better since signing with the Mets in late May but nowhere near his previous form as a six-time All-Star. He has a .157/.300/.277 slash line in August.

Jose Bautista (Braves, Mets, Phillies) will become the third player to appear for three teams in a single division in the same season. The others:

Bautista provides Philadelphia with a veteran bat off the bench who is capable of playing the outfield, third base and first base — not a bad option for Gabe Kapler's still-young team, which lost Justin Bour to an oblique strain last week.

The Phillies enter Tuesday 2 1/2 games back in both the NL East and the NL wild card race.